President: Patrick McIlhenney AIA
Patrick is serving his third year on the Board, moving from Secretary to Vice President to President. He is a native Californian and Ventura County resident for 40 years. Pat worked for three architects, a contractor, an engineer, a major developer, and even for the Ventura County Public Works Agency before he decided to get serious about being an Architect. He has been licensed since 2004. Asked why he hustled this late in life, he was heard muttering: "Life is short...if not Now ...When?" Pat has his own successful practice firm..."Square One Architecture" in Ventura. He is committed to being involved and giving back to the community and his latest passion is volunteering for the deaf community. He loves his wife of 37 years and his proud of his two grown children, Erin and Erik.
Vice-President: Douglas Singletary, AIA, LEED AP
Doug is a Southern California native and has been at B3 Architects in Santa Barbara for nearly 10 years where he is currently Managing Director. Licensed in California since 1993, he has enjoyed designing and managing projects throughout the U.S. as well as in Europe and the Middle East. Doug and his wife have a lifelong love of the arts and their years of living in Germany were a joy of museums, galleries, architecture, wine, food, and travel adventures. They also love beautiful weather, compact small towns, and the Pacific Ocean, so in 1985 when the German project was built, the Singletary’s chose Ventura as their home, a decision they have never regretted.
Secretary: Robert Robles AIA
This is Robert's third year as an AIA member. He is a Southern California native from the architecturally-rich city of Pasadena. He also spent some time practicing in Northern California upon receipt of his Bachelor's degree in Architecture from UC Berkeley. In early 2007 he opened up his own architecture practice in Oxnard specializing in commercial and educational architecture. Robert is passionate about architecture and design of many forms. He is happy to continue making his own contributions to the built environment and to his chosen profession.
Treasurer: Marilyn Appleby AIA
Marilyn joined the board in 2007. She grew up in the mountain west, and received her BFA from the University of Utah. Shortly after, she moved to the east coast and worked in the art publishing field for a number of years before pursing her interest in architecture. Marilyn earned an M.Arch degree from the University of Maryland in 1995, with an emphasis in regionalism, and worked for a small architectural firm in Annapolis, Maryland. With two young kids to raise, she and her husband, David, decided it was time to move back to the west. In 2003 they moved to Santa Paula, and enjoy being close to both the mountains and the beach. Marilyn has worked for Anderson-Kulwiec Architects in Santa Paula since 2004. She loves working with kids, is a devoted Girl Scout leader and volunteer art teacher for the Santa Paula public schools.
Architect Director: John F. Worthy AIA
John is serving his fourth year on the Executive Board, previously as President, Vice President and Secretary. After earning his architectural license in 2002, he became an AIA member in 2004. He is the Design Director at Johnson + Muller Architects in Oxnard, specializing in commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. As a member of the project team, the firm has been honored with three AIAVC Design Awards. John earned his Bachelor of Architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1995. He was raised in South Pasadena, California and was inspired by it's beautiful neighborhoods of craftsman style homes and oak trees. John enjoys life in Ventura with his wife and two children. He attends Ventura Missionary Church and is an AYSO soccer referee and Foothill Little League coach.
California Council: Richard McKenzie AIA
Richard joined the AIAVC Board in 2006, and has served as Vice president and President. He will serve the position of California Council Representative. His past background in the AIA is extensive; he has served for 7 years on the AIA Santa Barbara Board of Directors and as Director on the California Council for Santa Barbara County for 4 years and has attended AIA Grassroots Leadership and Education Conference 6 times. His formal education is from the Boston Architectural Center and also a BA degree from Brooks Institute in Photography/Motion Picture. He has been licensed since 1992 and in private practice for 16 years in Santa Barbara and is a certified construction specification consultant and as an architect he specializes in accessibility compliance issues, waterproofing and façade restoration for commercial, institutional and educational clients. Richard has lived in Ventura for the last 6 years. He is a dad to a 17 year old daughter and a 14 year old son that is committed to surfing the Ventura coast.